novella

CEFRB2

/nəˈvɛlə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A fictional story shorter than a novel.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • It took the length of a novella to fully explicate the theory in Toki Pona.

  • When I finished reading that novella, I hugged it.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /noʊˈvɛlə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of novel (“new legal constitution in Ancient Rome”)

  2. A short novel or long short story.

Synonyms

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The author's latest blank, shorter than a novel but longer than a short story, was published last month.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel.